NJ beach weather and waves: Jersey Shore Report for Fri 9/27

Advisories

MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the surf zone.

At the Shore

Current conditions and forecast as of Fri morning

Rip Current Risk	Moderate
Waves	1 - 3 feet
Winds	From the Northeast 7 - 12 mph (Gust 16 mph) 6 - 10 knots (Gust 14 knots)
Ocean Temperature	69° - 72° (Normal 66° - 70°)
Air Temperature	69° - 73°
Sunrise/Sunset	6:49am - 6:47pm
UV Index	2 (Low)

MORE WEATHER: Dan Zarrow's 5 Day Forecast

Tide Times

SANDY HOOK Sandy Hook Bay		Low Fri 10:40a	High Fri 4:49p	Low Fri 11:31p	High Sat 5:27a
LONG BRANCH Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:04a	High Fri 4:23p	Low Fri 10:55p	High Sat 5:01a
MANASQUAN INLET Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:16a	High Fri 4:37p	Low Fri 11:07p	High Sat 5:15a
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:08a	High Fri 4:19p	Low Fri 10:59p	High Sat 4:57a
SEASIDE PARK Barnegat Bay	High Fri 8:07a	Low Fri 2:45p	High Fri 8:29p	Low Sat 3:36a
BARNEGAT INLET Barnegat Bay		Low Fri 10:30a	High Fri 4:45p	Low Fri 11:30p	High Sat 5:21a
MANAHAWKIN BRIDGE Manahawkin Bay	High Fri 7:14a	Low Fri 2:19p	High Fri 7:36p	Low Sat 3:10a
LITTLE EGG INLET Great Bay	High Fri 5:09a	Low Fri 10:56a	High Fri 5:34p	Low Sat 12:02a
ATLANTIC CITY Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:11a	High Fri 4:43p	Low Fri 11:16p	High Sat 5:18a
OCEAN DRIVE BRIDGE Townsends Inlet		Low Fri 10:28a	High Fri 5:11p	Low Fri 11:35p	High Sat 5:37a
WILDWOOD CREST Atlantic Ocean		Low Fri 10:25a	High Fri 5:07p	Low Fri 11:31p	High Sat 5:40a
CAPE MAY Delaware Bay	High Fri 5:22a	Low Fri 11:10a	High Fri 5:45p	Low Sat 12:21a

MORE TIDES: Info for 132 points along the NJ coast

Marine Forecast

From the National Weather Service, Mt. Holly

FRI: NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. Patchy fog. Vsby 1 NM or less, increasing to 1 to 3 NM in the afternoon.

FRI NIGHT: E winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 3 ft at 10 seconds and SE 2 ft at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.

SAT: E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 4 ft at 6 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM in the morning.

SAT NIGHT: E winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds and E 2 ft at 10 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.

SUN: E winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SE 5 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.

SUN NIGHT: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.

MON: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.

MON NIGHT: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers.

TUE: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers likely.

TUE NIGHT: NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

MORE MARINE INFO: Rip current forecast and more

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Data on this page amalgamated from several sources, including the National Weather Service (weather), National Ocean Service (tides), U.S. Naval Observatory (sun), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (UV index).

Dan Zarrow is Chief Meteorologist for Townsquare Media New Jersey. The Shore Report is generated semi-automatically daily at 5 a.m. from mid-May to late September. Follow Dan's weather blog, Facebook page, and Twitter feed for your latest forecast and realtime weather updates.